1. The Present Progressive Tense
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2. Present Progressive
We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now.

3. Present Progressive Ellos comen ensaladas. They eat salads.
They are eating salads.

4. Present Progressive
We use the present progressive tense when we want to emphasize that something is happening right now.

5. Present Progressive Ellos están comiendo ensaladas.
They are eating salads. (right now)

6. Present Progressive están comiendo Present tense form of “estar”
Participle
(“gerund”)

7. Present Progressive
The “gerund” is generally equivalent to the English present participle.
Ej: “comiendo”

8. comiendo Present Progressive -er present participle Stem of ending
comer

9. Present Progressive To make the present participle, Use the endings:
iendo for -er / -ir verbs
ando for -ar verbs

10. Present Progressive
Let’s do an -AR verb in the present progressive.

11. TO DANCE I am dancing You are dancing He, She, It is dancing
We are dancing
They are dancing

12. BAILAR Estoy bailando Estás bailando Está bailando Estamos bailando
Están bailando

13. TO EAT I am eating You are eating He, She, It is eating We are eating
They are eating

14. COMER Estoy comiendo Estás comiendo Está comiendo Estamos comiendo
Están comiendo

15. TO WRITE I am writing You are writing He, She, It is writing
We are writing
They are writing

16. ESCRIBIR Estoy escribiendo Estás escribiendo Está escribiendo
Estamos escribiendo
Están escribiendo

17. *Gerunds ending in “yendo”*
The gerund of “-er” and “-ir” verbs with stems ending in a vowel is formed by adding “-yendo”:
Caer – cayendo
Creer – creyendo
Leer – leyendo
Oír – oyendo
Traer - trayendo

18. *“Yendo”*
The gerund for the Verb “IR” (to go) is “yendo”.

19. Preferir – prefiriendo
*Irregulars*
Stem-changing “-ir” verbs change the stem vowel from EI and from OU:
Dormir – durmiendo
Morir – muriendo
Poder - pudiendo
Decir – diciendo
Pedir – pidiendo
Preferir – prefiriendo
Reír - riendo
Repetir - repitiendo
Sentir – sintiendo
Servir - sirviendo
Venir – viniendo
Vestir - vistiendo

20. Práctica:
1. Yo _______ ____________ en español. [hablar] 2. Ella _______ ____________ para el examen. [estudiar] 3. Ustedes _______ ____________ matematicas. [aprender] 4. Marisol _______ ____________ el libro. [leer] 5. Él _______ ____________ la verdad. [decir] 6. El perro _______ ____________ en el sofá. [dormir] 7. Nosotros _______ ____________ en Nueva York. [vivir]